Saskatchewan pharmacists dispensed more fentanyl prescriptions than almost every other province in the country last year, according to data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). It shows Saskatchewan pharmacists dispensed more fentanyl prescriptions than almost all of the other provinces. (Canadian Institute for Health Information)Health Minister: statistic 'concerning'The province came in second in fentanyl prescriptions to Quebec, with 22.4 prescriptions dispensed per 1000 Saskatchewan people in 2016. The number of dispensed fentanyl prescriptions per 1000 population in Saskatchewan has declined over the last five years. She said fentanyl prescriptions are typically ten patches for thirty days, but with hydromorphone people could be getting 60 to more than a hundred pills for the same time period.

Source: CBC News December 01, 2017 16:52 UTC